Well the 5 acre farm is off to an exciting new year. Last year, we had a hard time with the drought and I am sorry I did not continue to update my blog. This year, I hope to do better in that area. We made one big improvement last year, in October we had …
Today was a great day. We got our first eggs. Only 2 but it is a start. I thought it would be another couple of week before they started laying. I have 17 hens so it will not be too long before I have so many eggs that I will not know what to do …
It has been awhile since I made a post. It has been busy here at the farm and at my regular day job. Today, I took a picture of the harvest. My green and poblano peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes are just starting to get ready. I have been getting yellow and zuccini squash for several …
Well, I have started to harvest a few things from the garden. Mostly, yellow and zucchini squash, sugar snap beans, spinach, onion and Swiss chard. I have many green tomatoes so it should not be too long before I can pick fresh tomatoes also my cabbage is starting to head up. I was a little …
The 2 new lambs are about a week old, so I thought I would update their pictures. We have not named the babies yet, but we are talking about it. The new lambs are doing great. I do wish we would get a little rain. It is very dry around here. The rest of the …
About the end of January, I got a retriever/corgi mix puppy from the animal shelter for an outside dog. He has been a pretty good dog. Barks good and does not chase cars. He is a natural retriever which brings us to the problem. Last night, I went to pick up my oldest daughter from …
Tuesday, we discovered two new baby lambs, so now all of my females have given birth. One ewe had twins and the other 3 had one each, so I now have 5 lambs. My herd has grown from 5 to 10. Of the first three lambs, 2 are male and 1 female. I have not …
No frost last night! Thank goodness. I took a few pictures of my garden lat week. See them here – Garden Gallery My dad talked me into the corn and tomatoes idea. I am a little worried about that since both crave nutrients, but my dad said he would take care of it. I hope …
I spent most of my Spring break building a new chicken coop for 20 baby chickens. I added it to an old out building. With help from my dad and my cousin Joe, we were able to get the basic frame up in one day. The rest of the coop I build myself with a …
A few months ago, I closed in my back porch in order to create a new wash room. Before, we had to go to an out building to wash clothes. Yesterday, the first day of my spring break, I installed a pre-hung exterior door. So, finally my back porch is finished. I also took a …